The study will examine the effects of mask wearing using physiological (e.g., respiratory minute volume, heart rate) and subjective parameters (e.g., mask wearing sensation questionnaires).
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Module 1 (basic examination)
The children and adolescents are first questioned and examined by a specialist (blood pressure measurement, resting electrocardiogram, spirometry or bodyplethysmo
Sponsors
Institut für Prävention und Arbeitsmedizin der DGUV, die Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung und die Unfallkassen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: - Age: 8-10 years or 12-14 years. - Informed consent is available (from participant and parents) - No acute illnesses - No manifest cardiac or respiratory diseases - No psychiatric diseases - No neurological diseases (e.g. seizure disorders) - No severe other illnesses - Not pregnant/breastfeeding - Ergometry suitability
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Lack of study consent (from participant or parents) - Acute illnesses - Manifest cardiac or respiratory disease - Psychiatric diseases - Neurological diseases (e.g. seizure disorders) - Severe other diseases - Pregnant and breastfeeding women - Lack of ergometry suitability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Statistically significant or physiologically meaningful changes in selected effect parameters are considered as endpoints. Subjective (e.g., mask wearing sensation questionnaires) and objective, i.e., physiological (e.g., respiratory minute volume, heart rate) effect parameters that have been identified from previous studies in the literature will be examined. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJürgen Bünger
Institut für Prävention und Arbeitsmedizin der DGUV Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA) Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung e.V. (DGUV)
Outcome results
None listed